RTÉ DOCUMENTARIES

RTÉ is making a documentary about the challenges of pregnancy and motherhood while homeless. We are looking to speak with women and families who are: 📷 Pregnant or have a small baby 📷 Living in emergency accommodation, couch surfing, or rough sleeping

The Phone Box Babies - tomorrow night at 9:35pm! #ThePhoneBoxBabies #rte

We're really proud of the doc unit team and their work with the courageous "Stardust" families. Winners Factual Series Celtic Media Festival 2025! @mairekearney @ShaunaMcGreevy1 @-emmanolan @ Kenny Mac Giolla Phádraig

#winner of this year's @RTS_media awards 2025!

We are delighted that both of our docs have been nominated for the Audience Choice Awards as part of this year’s RTS Awards! 🎬🏆 If you could take a moment to vote, we’d truly appreciate it! Your support would mean a lot🙌 #RTSAwards

Almost a year in the making... our much anticipated new two part documentary series Gerry Hutch Aka The Monk from producer director John Downes and researcher Warren Swords...starts tonight on RTÉ One at 9.35pm and on the RTÉ Player #gerryhutchdoc

Examining the life of convicted criminal Gerry “The Monk” Hutch, from his early years on the streets of Dublin to the Criminal Courts of Justice and the 2024 General Election hustings. #GerryHutchDoc | Tonight at 9.35pm

"Do they know we're still here?" Communities left behind after Storm Éowyn - rte.ie/culture/2025/0…

Less than two weeks after the once-in-a-century weather event that shook the nation, a new documentary from RTÉ will tell of the storm’s catastrophic impact on communities. Powerless: The Storm That Shook Ireland airs 7pm Thursday @rteone & @rteplayer

Are you still without power? RTÉ are making a documentary and would love to hear from you! #StormEowyn #storm #RTE #documentaires

Why was it ever acceptable for teachers to hit children in school? Our in-house Producer Director John Downes and Researcher Eanya Gallagher explore this in their landmark documentary, Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools, airing tomorrow, @ 9:35 PM on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player #rte

Massive Congratulations to the entire "Stardust" team who picked up a special commendation at the Radharc awards last week! So well deserved @mairekearney @ShaunaMcGreevy1 @KPhadraig Emma Nolan

Chronicling the making of a millionaire "Michael Smurfit: Succession" airs tonight at 9.35pm on @RTEOne and @rteplayer

A profile of the millionaire businessman, telling the story of a shy young man who left school at 16, faced a terminal diagnosis at 20 and went on to build one of Ireland’s biggest business empires Michael Smurfit: Succession airs Monday at 9.35pm on @rteone & @rteplayer

🚨This Monday, Oct 7th, dive into the incredible life of Irish business legend Michael Smurfit. From boardrooms to his 50ft superyacht in Monaco, get an inside look at his lavish lifestyle and remarkable career. 📺@ 9:35pm on RTÉ One or stream it on the RTÉ Player

Don't miss episode 2 of the "Stardust" documentary series, airing tonight at 9.35pm on RTÉ One. @RTEOne @RTEplayer

Discover the story of Christy Moore's song, "They Never Came Home," a tribute to the victims of the 1981 Stardust disaster which was banned in Ireland in 1985. rte.ie/history/stardu…

Tune in to the compelling three part STARDUST documentary, starting this Sunday @ 9.30pm on RTÉ One with the supporting Pen Portraits project on rte.ie/stardust & @RTEPlayer

It stands as one of the most devastating tragedies in the history of the state. Now, a compelling three-part documentary, starting this Sunday on RTÉ One, chronicles the harrowing story of the Stardust nightclub fire and the relentless pursuit for justice that followed.

At the start of the 2023 inquest into Stardust, Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane invited the families of the 48 victims to share a 'pen portrait' of their loved ones with the court. They stand as lasting testaments to the lives cut short in 1981. Watch on rte.ie/stardust